A man has been airlifted to hospital in Stoke after becoming trapped under scaffolding in Denbighshire .

The incident happened just before 12pm close to Clawddnewydd near Llanelidan.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called while the Welsh Ambulance and Air Ambulance services were also attended the scene.

A Welsh Ambulance spokeswoman said: “We were called at just before 12 noon on Thursday January 7 to reports of a male trapped by falling scaffolding in the Llanelidan area.

“We responded with a Rapid Response Vehicle and Wales Air Ambulance colleagues and an adult male has been conveyed to the University of North Staffordshire City Hospital with what are believed to be serious but non life-threatening injuries.”

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